Record ID: PUBLIC-90D0E7
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval copper alloy seal matrix probably of 14th century date. The matrix is near-complete, missing the top of the loop (with a surviving length of 17.4mm and a weight of 6.8g). The damaged loop was circular (with an internal diameter of 2.4mm) above a ribbed moulding, which is now worn. The handle is hexagonally faceted, with concave sides expanding to the circular seal die (18.3mm diameter). The central device depicts an upright beast, probably a monkey facing left with an upright and curled tail, with a human head in profile. The encircling legend reads: * I WAS A MAN. (I was a m…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd August 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 7th December 2016
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Record ID: PUBLIC-7C6708
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman silver denarius, probably a contemporary copy (cast) of Faustina I (died AD 141) (Reece Period 7), AETERNITAS, Throne against which a sceptre rests; in front, peacock. Mint of Rome. RIC III, p. 70, cf. no. 353.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd August 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 7th March 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-7C5873
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman silver denarius of Hadrian (AD 117-38), dating to AD 134-8 (Reece Period 6), AFRICA, Africa reclining left. Mint of Rome. RIC II, p. 374, no. 299(a). 3.03g. Corroded.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd August 2011
Last updated: Thursday 2nd March 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-7BE2B7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy pin terminal from a brooch, probably of penannular or pseudo-penannular type and of 8th or 9th century date The pin is fragmentary and is represented by the head only (with a surviving length of 20.0mm, a maximum surviving width of 17.2mm, and a weight of 3.3g). The head is of sub-triangular form although the periphery is corroded and some of the detail has been lost. There appears to have been three lentoid lobes or crescentic cups, two of which survive. The central panel is circular (11.3mm diameter) and is recessed. Within the circular panel is a simple i…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd August 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-7BB6A8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wokingham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy coin Irregular nummus, copying Constans / Constantius II VICTORIAE DD AVGG Q NN; Two victories type //TRP = Trier, c. 340's RIC VII Lon 198 1.52g, corroded
Created on: Tuesday 2nd August 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 8th September 2021
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Record ID: PUBLIC-7B8AF3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wokingham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age gold stater Uninscribed, 'Chute' type (British B) BMC 35ff, Mack 32 6.04g, diameter: 17.5mm - 18.3mm, depth: 3.3mm, thickness - 2.1mm - 2.6mm
Created on: Tuesday 2nd August 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 8th September 2021
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Record ID: PUBLIC-68D578
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy bell, probably of post medieval date, c. 18th century The bell is near complete, missing the clapper with some damage around the top (with a length of 58mm and a weight of 80.9g). The integral rectangular loop is irregular (13mm tall, 14.4mm wide and 6.5m thick); enclosing an oval perforation (8.3mm long and 5.6mm wide). The apex of the loop on one side is heavily worn with a concave facet. The top of the bell has two circular perforations (3.6mm and 3.9mm diameter) surrounded by iron corrosion, presumably where a wire was attached to the missing clanger. The other side…
Created on: Monday 1st August 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd August 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-675A22
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Trumpet type and of 1st to 2nd century AD date The brooch is near-complete, missing the spring and the chain-loop (with a length of 45.1mm, a depth of 18.9mm and a weight of 5.1g). The missing spring would have coiled around a single pierced lug on the rear of the head. Remnants of iron corrosion indicate that the axis bar was iron and suggest the spring may also have been iron. The head is near-circular (9.1mm wide) with the remnants of a broken chain-loop at the apex. The upper bow is of D-shaped section (6.6mm wide and 4.6mm thick at the head) …
Created on: Monday 1st August 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd August 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-672751
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy plate brooch of Umbonate type and of 2nd century AD date The brooch is damaged and torn but is near-complete, missing some of the periphery and the pin (with a surviving length of 41.1mm, a depth of 10.2mm and a weight of 7.7g). The missing pin was hinged between twin lugs, positioned beneath the damaged chain-loop. The remnants of the pin and axis bar suggest they were made of iron. The central area on the rear of the brooch is dished and the eroded catch-plate survives as a stub on the rear rounded basal lug. The periphery of the brooch appears to have been enh…
Created on: Monday 1st August 2011
Last updated: Friday 19th December 2014
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Record ID: PUBLIC-670236
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester-one-piece type and of 1st century AD date The brooch is complete (with a length of 50.6mm, a depth of 16.5mm and a weight of 4.7g). The spring is positioned behind short wings (with a width for the spring of 15.2mm and for the wings of 10.8mm) and the chord is tensioned above the head with a rearward claw. The spring coils three times each side of the claw. The circular sectioned wire for the spring gradually thins along the pin (with a maximum diameter of 2.0mm thinning to 0.7mm near the tip). The bow is of sub-rectangular section near…
Created on: Monday 1st August 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 10th August 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-66D638
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy book mount, probably of 17th or 18th century date The mount is near-complete (with a length of 50.7mm and a weight of 12.4g). The mount is made of sheet copper alloy (1.8mm - 2.8mm thick) and was attached by a single rivet positioned near the end (2.6mm diameter). The rivet hole has been punched through, rather than drilled. The attachment end is straight, before the sides diverge slightly before converging to a rectangular panel (with a maximum width of 26.8mm), near the catch. The catch is distorted (with a depth of 2.6mm). No applied decoration is now…
Created on: Monday 1st August 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 10th August 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-2AC267
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy oval plate brooch of 1st to 3rd century AD date The brooch is heavily worn and is missing the spring, setting and some of the periphery (with a surviving length of 30.4mm, a surviving width of 23.6mm and a weight of 4.9g). The brooch probably employed a spring mechanism, secured around a single pierced lug. The lug and catch-plate survive as stubs on the rear (the eroded lug gives the brooch a maximum surviving depth of 5.1mm). The reverse is convex rises to a central swelling the lug and catch-plate. The brooch had an outer flange, now largely lost. At the apex a…
Created on: Friday 29th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 10th August 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-2A8A01
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Trumpet type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is fragmentary and represented by the upper bow and top of the leg only (with a surviving length of 36.3mm, a depth of 15.4mm and a weight of 10.8g). The missing spring was secured around a central perforated lug, the stubs of which are still present. The trumpet head is corroded and worn but appears to have been of sub-oval to sub-triangular form (with a width of 12.9mm and a depth of 13.2mm). Little of the original surface survives but a punched-dot border is evident on one side. The side…
Created on: Friday 29th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 10th August 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-2983D4
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead pilgrim's ampulla of 14th to 16th century date The ampulla is near complete, (with a length of 56.8mm and a weight of 80.7mm) but with some peripheral damage around the mouth edge. The mouth is expanded, (with a width of 23.3mm) and is open. The sides of the neck are straight and converge to the lower chamber (with a width of 35.4mm). On one side there is a formed suspension loop, on the opposite side the loop is visible but with no perforation and is slightly higher than the other loop, suggesting a mis-casting. There is a split along the casing seam on the same side a…
Created on: Friday 29th July 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd August 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-297F48
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead pilgrim's ampulla of 14th to 16th century date The ampulla is near complete, (with a length of 56.8 mm and a weight of 67.6mm) but with some peripheral damage around the mouth edge. The mouth is expanded, (with a width of 25.6mm) and is open. The sides of the neck are straight and converge to the lower chamber (with a width of 34.4mm). On one side there is a formed suspension loop, on the opposite side the loop is visible but with no perforation and is slightly higher than the other loop, suggesting a mis-casting. The obverse is convex and there is a mid rib extending f…
Created on: Friday 29th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 1st August 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-293FF2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age silver coin Western ('Dobunni') uninscribed silver unit Late 1st Century BC - early 1st century AD 0.66g, incomplete, 12.9mm diameter and 2.0mm thick Obverse: stylised head facing right Reverse: horse facing left with three tails, pellet in front of the neck
Created on: Friday 29th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 10th August 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-28BB03
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman silver denarius of Elagabalus (AD 218-22) (Reece Period 10), SVMMVS SACERDOS AVG, Elagabalus sacrificing left. Mint of Rome. RIC IV, pt 2, p. 38, no. 146. 2.02g, corroded
Created on: Friday 29th July 2011
Last updated: Saturday 24th September 2016
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Record ID: PUBLIC-289735
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 5.c, flat wing ends type, Western Group), type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date. The brooch is incomplete, missing the leg and pin (with a surviving length of 26.5mm, a surviving depth of 14.2mm and a weight of 7.7g). Half of the spring remains in place, around a copper alloy axis bar and secured between perforated end lugs and the chord tensioned through a lug at the head (Polden Hill lug type arrangement). The ends of the wings are elliptical and are angled inwards slightly (with a win…
Created on: Friday 29th July 2011
Last updated: Thursday 13th July 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-288456
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy oval plate brooch of 2nd or 3rd century AD date The brooch is comparatively small, heavily worn and is missing the spring and setting (with a surviving length of 18.9mm, a surviving width of 12.9mm and a weight of 1.6g). The brooch probably employed a spring mechanism, secured around a single pierced lug. The lug and catch-plate survive as stubs on the rear (the eroded catch-plate gives the brooch a maximum surviving depth of 4.8mm). The brooch had an outer flange, now largely lost, before a raised rib (with a thickness of 2.2mm) around a central oval cell for …
Created on: Friday 29th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 10th August 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-286F22
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy enamelled plate brooch of Horse-and-Rider type and of 2nd to 3rd century AD date The brooch is near-complete, missing the pin and with some peripheral damage (with a length of 23.5mm, a width of 32.8mm and a weight of 4.0g). The spring remains in place, secured around a single pierced lug (with a spring width of 7.4mm and giving the brooch a maximum overall depth of 6.5mm), positioned behind the tail. The spring is held by an iron axis bar with the chord beneath, or towards the catch-plate. The catch-plate also survives (6.6mm long, 4.3.1mm high and 1.4mm thick at…
Created on: Friday 29th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 10th August 2011
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